Flashing lights I was gone on vacation for 3 weeks and when I came back, my dell 1700 laser printer was on with all the lights flashing and I can't get them to stop. i have turned the printer off and on, checked for paper jams, I already replaced the toner within the last 2 months. And, of course, it will not pring documents... HELP

I heard a soft pop from within my Dell 1700 printer as I was sitting near it, then all the lights started flashing and it's humming as loud as an electric shaver. Won't print. Tried unplugging it and replugging it several times but that doesn't fix the problem.I heard a soft pop from within my Dell 1700 printer as I was sitting near it, then all the lights started flashing and it's humming as loud as an electric shaver. Won't print. Tried unplugging it and replugging it several times but that doesn't fix the problem.

I replaced the toner cartridge and cannot get the printer to work. All the lights are flashing. Turning the printer off does not help. Turning the computer off will allow for one sheet to print and then the lights blink again with no printing.I replaced the toner cartridge and cannot get the printer to work. All the lights are flashing. Turning the printer off does not help. Turning the computer off will allow for one sheet to print and then the lights blink again with no printing.

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There is something most users are unaware of. By "most users" I mean myself included.
Just today I had a similar issue. It turns out that there is a small fuse located on the side of the toner cartridge that goes into the printer. If that fuse blows, it will think that the cartridge is empty.
Check the fuse.

You can try calling Dell support at Technical Support 1-800-624-9896 to verify if the problem is electrical. We had a customer have the same problem after he replaced the imaging drum we found out that the unit still had the problem. He finally figured out that the unit has been exposed to an electrical surge and it caused a problem with the board inside the unit. I would try using a new imaging drum but if the unit is still covered by Dell I would have them replace it.

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Try to rest your printer by doing the following...
Trun the power off and then unplug the power cord from the back of the printer. Leave it unplugged for about 45 seconds or so and then plug it back in. Turn the power on and you should be back to normal

There is nothing on the photoconductor unit to 'tell' the printer that it is new, you have to do this yourself, by following the photocinductor reset procedure (it's in the manual, or Dell 1700RESETTING DRUM PAGE COUNTER1) Leave the power on, insert toner cartridge, and leave door open2) Press the cancel button and hold till the leds flash3) Release cancel button and close toner cartridge door

You may have a 'recalled printer' Check out this link!http://support.dell.com/support/batteryrecall/index.aspx/en/main
1700/1700n Printer RecallIn
cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dell is
voluntarily providing the Customers who purchased the 1700/1700n printer
(from June 8th, 2004 - August 18th, 2004) a free replacement printer.
[Announced September 7, 2004]

All flashing lights for the Dell 1700 series (1700, 1710, 1720 including those that have n or dn as part of the model) printers is a service related error. When double pressing the continue button twice quickly, the printer will give a secondary error code, narrowing down the printer part being effected. It is possible to even narrow the error code down even futher by double pressing the continue button and taking note of which combination of lights come on, wether they are steady or blinking. Most generally when this series of printers, when you get all flashing lights, something major is going on with the printer. It could be pointing to the fuser, or main board, etc. You can call dell warranty support and they will help narrow down which part is being effected. Most generally, what is being effected is not cost effective to get fixed if you are no longer under warranty.